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>> chris: the space shuttle "endeavor" hooked up with the international space station. commander mark kelly carried out the roll maneuver prior to docking, allowing astronauts to board the space station and snap high resolution pictures of the belly to look for damage to the heat shield. meanwhile, kelly's wife congresswoman gabrielle giffords underwent surgery and they plan to replace part of her skull with plastic implant. she was shot in the head in a constituent event in january inspectors with the u.n. nuclear agency reportedly believe iran has hacked this their cell phone and laptops. ...

>> chris: the space shuttle "endeavor" hooked up with the international space station. commander mark kelly carried out the roll maneuver prior to docking, allowing astronauts to board the space station and snap high resolution pictures of the belly to look for damage to the heat shield. meanwhile, kelly's wife congresswoman gabrielle giffords underwent surgery and they plan to replace part of her skull with plastic implant. she was shot in the head in a constituent event in january inspectors with the u.n. nuclear agency reportedly believe iran has hacked this their cell phone and laptops. ...

Because as we say it's history in the making. let's tune in and let our listeners hear the whole thing. >> the rocket booster gimble check. firing chain is armed. sound suppression water system activated. "t" minus 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, go for main engine start. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. and zero. liftoff of space shuttle "atlantis." the rest of its historic achievements in space. >> houston, rolling. >> roger. roll. >> houston is now controlling. the roll maneuver is complete. "atlantis" is in a heads-down position on course for a 51.6-degree 136x36-mile orbit.

Roll maneuver. >> nominal shutdown on all three. you will be go for the plus "x," go for the pitch. >> "atlantis," copy, nominal setdown, go for the plus "x," go for the pitch. >> good readback. >> and that roll to heads up provides a good satellite communications link with "atlantis" continuing its travel into space, approaching seven minutes into the flight. >> "atlantis," you are single engine press 104. >> copy, single engine press 104. >> "atlantis" can reach orbit on one engine now should two fail, however, all three are still in good shape. "atlantis" is now traveling 13,000 miles per h...

Coast right now, headed up the eastern seaboard. all ontrack. just about three minutes and 20 seconds. six astronauts onboard headed to the international space station. >> stand by for the guidance system to take over control of "atlantis" and roll the vehicle to a heads up position. this roll to heads up allows r for -- >> "atlantis" single engines, 104. >> single engines go for 104. >> "atlantis" can reach safe orbit on two engines now. >> lucky dog. >> reporter: yes. now "atlantis" crew is flying straight up. >> the guidance system's choice of the roll maneuver.